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When's calving starting 2021

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    #1142
    tellmeabit
    Registered Users Posts: 945 ✭✭✭tellmeabit


    Base price wrote: »
    Pic of the calf

    Nice colour. I might try a SH on any repeats I have.


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    #1143
    Dozer1
    Registered Users Posts: 1,199 ✭✭✭Dozer1


    Another section yesterday on one of my underage heifers. lost the heifer she never settled and was too small to hold properly so made a pure fool of us so we lost her. Ah well only loss from 3 sections on them so happy enough as she was the worst one and the calf will cover section cost.

    One older heifer to go in a weeks time or so..


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    #1144
    endainoz
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    Had a late arrival today, cow was scanned not in calf last august but left her running with the bull for a couple of months.


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    #1145
    mayota
    Registered Users Posts: 1,545 ✭✭✭mayota


    endainoz wrote: »
    Had a late arrival today, cow was scanned not in calf last august but left her running with the bull for a couple of months.

    Nice photo.


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    #1146
    tellmeabit
    Registered Users Posts: 945 ✭✭✭tellmeabit


    endainoz wrote: »
    Had a late arrival today, cow was scanned not in calf last august but left her running with the bull for a couple of months.

    What breed was the bull?


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    #1147
    endainoz
    Registered Users Posts: 4,739 ✭✭✭endainoz


    tellmeabit wrote: »
    What breed was the bull?

    A Droimeann bull


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    #1148
    RD10
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    Waiting on the last to calf here, was due 1st JJune. Still holding out..


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    #1149
    893bet
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    RD10 wrote: »
    Waiting on the last to calf here, was due 1st JJune. Still holding out..

    Have you a bull? She must have repeated unknown to you?


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    #1150
    tellmeabit
    Registered Users Posts: 945 ✭✭✭tellmeabit


    RD10 wrote: »
    Waiting on the last to calf here, was due 1st JJune. Still holding out..

    She looks in calf?

    My last is due Aug 16, I've seen her standing for the heifers she's with but she looks in calf alright. Could be wrong too. :)


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    #1151
    RD10
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    tellmeabit wrote: »
    She looks in calf?

    My last is due Aug 16, I've seen her standing for the heifers she's with but she looks in calf alright. Could be wrong too. :)

    Ya big bag of milk on her. Am getting impatient now as its already late in the year.
    Good bit behind the rest but shes a lovely PB sim cow and really the only reason she's well behind the rest is because of last year's ai man!!


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    #1152
    tellmeabit
    Registered Users Posts: 945 ✭✭✭tellmeabit


    RD10 wrote: »
    Ya big bag of milk on her. Am getting impatient now as its already late in the year.
    Good bit behind the rest but shes a lovely PB sim cow and really the only reason she's well behind the rest is because of last year's ai man!!

    Ah ya, it's no harm really just annoying. I get the inpatients myself. Oh to be back to walking out to find a new calf in any month of the year when the bill was around


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    #1153
    squinn2912
    Registered Users Posts: 4,692 ✭✭✭squinn2912


    So 49 cattle got mixed up together and we sorted them yesterday and weaned the autumn calves. Some of the cows had the calves weaned and so sprung up a bit of an elder

    This girl gave us all a surprise


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    #1154
    RD10
    Registered Users Posts: 531 ✭✭✭RD10


    So she calved first thing this morning, whopper of a bull calf with the jack.
    Wedged at the hips & under serious pressure, several attempts trying to twist and turn him to get him out and no way was he budging. I was thinking sh$% i'm in trouble here.
    Then you see the eyes beginning to go.
    Eventually got him out. the poor thing out stretched and the eyes glazed. Didnt think he'd last much longer. injections from vet and got him perked up sitting after an hour. Tubed him with beastings and hes just making efforts to try stand now thank god.
    Just to finish off the year with a bang.
    Rough calving season this year. Happy to see the end of it.


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    #1155
    Dozer1
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    finally done here, 4am this morning, needed the vet big pull big bull calf thank F*ck nothing till September



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    #1156
    whelan2
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    Just calved a pedigree angus heifer the young lad bought. Used Jack big calf. A heifer. 272 days. That's it for a while I hope



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    #1157
    Pie Man
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    20210817_173527.jpg

    This Lad born on Sunday. very lively for big calf, up sucking in no time.



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    #1158
    Dunedin
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    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117768600#Comment_117768600

    Great length and size to that calf. What bull?



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    #1159
    Pie Man
    Registered Users Posts: 348 ✭✭Pie Man


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117769194#Comment_117769194

    Our own LM Stock Bull, whos father is ELITE ICE CREAM ET (some name).

    She's a week earlier than last year, but I think she went over her time with the size of him. She had a handy size heifer last year.



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    #1160
    dodo mommy
    Registered Users Posts: 338 ✭✭dodo mommy


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117768600#Comment_117768600

    His a store already💪😁



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    #1161
    Hard Knocks
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    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117772797#Comment_117772797

    what’s the view on ice cream? how were his calves as weanlings? Daughters good as cows?



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    #1162
    Easten
    Registered Users Posts: 849 ✭✭✭Easten


    First few cows not due to Calf until October 1st but one of them is mud fat now and weighing in at 840kg. I don't know should I put her in and try and skin her back a bit or is it too late to try that?



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    #1163
    Jb1989
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    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117775651#Comment_117775651

    Same boat here with one stragler, its never too late to put her on a diet, get her on bare ground ASAP



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    #1164
    whelan2
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    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117775651#Comment_117775651

    Just be careful. I bought a cow back from a neighbour about 6 weeks ago. He bought her from me to rear calves over 2 years ago. She was dry for 8 months before she calved in July . Mud fat. The farmer got cancer and asked me to buy her and the calf back. Disaster. Nearly lost her. Ketosis and fatty liver. Alot of looking after on her. Have her back milking now, she's lost a lot of her condition



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    #1165
    White Clover
    Registered Users Posts: 4,566 ✭✭✭White Clover


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117782838#Comment_117782838

    What were you giving her to deal with the ketosis and fatty liver, Whelan?



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    #1166
    whelan2
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    Chanatol. For 4 days. Vet pumped her with fluids and we gave her marbocyl too. Was touch and go for a day or two.



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    #1167
    White Clover
    Registered Users Posts: 4,566 ✭✭✭White Clover


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117782870#Comment_117782870

    Will she milk to her potential this year?



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    #1168
    whelan2
    Registered Users Posts: 29,143 ✭✭✭✭whelan2


    I'd say so 32 litres at milk recording the other day . He had her spoilt.



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    #1169
    whelan2
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    Section on a cow here last night. Can't remember when we last had a section. When I handled the cow there was 4 feet and a head. Assumed twins and rang vet. The calf was deformed. Friesian heifer calf of course



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    #1170
    Hard Knocks
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    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117955120#Comment_117955120

    How’s the cow



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    #1171
    whelan2
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    She was a bit iffy this morning. Gave her a calcium bolus. Was eating away this evening. Just on pen strep for a few days now



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